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NEWS OF THE DAY, ....

A further lustiment of the History of

ba hund pga 4. the Hongkong Philharmonie Society will

father and grandfather spent their lives w.rhing on the aims" farm, and a quying on the family record with 25 yours

rvice ti his, credit.

RAMBLING NOTES.

So the new Curis of Justice will le formally opengl on Monday. There is still a in of work to be dona onside, T'polies, in the art er of proving elu apprimehesną)

Now that we have practically got the

an opereery much longer! If we can't sell it or build on it at the moment, surely. we could fort e bement it over and let it and as tennis a ur's Anything well ba botter than its present serusdalous condition.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1912.

ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILD

ERS BALLE

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN HONGKONG.

Opening of Haw Church.

The first servica in the odidee on e-

Saviour?

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2. Rading Scriptural Selections"

2nd, Corinthians' I and 2nd vorsca Tauke 20th; 23nd to 28th worens Joan 4th; 12 to 15, 20, 21, end

24th, versda

4. Hyun-Hors, U my Lord, I ave

Pleasant Gathering at the City: Hall.

well known that whom the member

It is now some juur years since the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuildara

John 6:h; 56 to 88, Wrd, verde. 3. Siluet prayer followed by the audible

spiritual interpretation....... repetition of the Lord's Prayer with its dance. During these intervening yours an annual dinner was held but this your it was decided to revert to the practice. of loner yous that the Indirsenuld be.. included is the f-ativities. As it was tha lapse of time only served to enhance the planero ant enjoyment. na generously pe vind by the members.

The funeral of the late Me Yan Sik | #do-streets, bitt jin exita spichl spurt is ubmerge our present economic polity, liciter, who dit suddenly im Friday now taking placa and the waist ver. Donnell Rond, which has just been car and lead to a radical reconstruction of morning, took place this afternoon. The learing only a unidy di cotes it pleatest for the Christina Sciener Soloty of of the Institute of Engineers and Ship the present system of economies Asured the Monument at half past wore. Still for all that the mills of Hongkong, will be held to-morrow, Sunday, builders of Hongkong at out to do ang some remely for this very unpleasant dans friends and sympathizers...

Sang Beluck and there was a large as un-Juation will login to grind en Mon-ay and at 11 15 x All are cordially invited to thing in the way of entertainment they do it situation, Mr WEBB advocates the

I suppens will bring much grist to theater. The building is one of the most with that thoroughness which characterize holding of substantial reserves of gold by Mr E S. Feachey, of Ebing Farm,

George Walled, a labourer employed. I

logai fraternity as the years gú ly.

bosutifully Brished and furnished struc-alltheir work in daily life and which ensures tures in Hongkong. ***

for the general pablia that souse of security" enim by the British Government, not at ding, has just beun awarded tong Past Offer and the Courts of Justice of our

The order of service will bens follows and comfort which is the supremo test of only for political emergencies, but also titove from the Shickleford mind air publie en can surely durora &

1. Coinmation Hyniae ye my

marik Agricultural das cistion, having been em-little of their attention to the "nest site"

it is no wonder then that the hill given in connection with its commercial obli-plored on that farm for 37 year is again Is that eligible plot going to remain

by them at the City Halken Friday night gations. Against the £200,000,000

a huge success in every respect for it owes to Post Office depositors, it at

it was orident that a large amount present only holds in cash a little till

of hard work had been accomplished øre the guests arrived, money-some £300,000. The reserves of the Bank of England, are also held

At Le Mau, Fiance, on D centar 0, aman mid Hantel who had been con 'to be too small. An extension of the riced if the murder of his fatter, was Government's gold-using policy might, executed after a scene on the senffoli Ho Mr Wenn thinks, correct the present

struggle espera,ply with the executioner, shrinkage in gold values. During the The executinner's a-sistant was in the act whilo a umils of ap chips roared with fary, next ten years & thousand millions for shopping the condemned man when the sterling will be added to the volume (quine foll. He narrowly escape loa-

ing on this ha‍s of gold already unearthed, and unless that is drained off by politien! and on the 4 inst. asiong semed of atives Some excitement was caused at Penang commercial reserves Mr Webb pro-asembled Swottenham Wirir, who Opening of New Christian Science phesies disaster to rich and poor.D.L. Gueben. they farmed up in witnessed German troops landing from the continuation in the rise of prices dubla file on the wharf in khaki uniforms the increased severity of the struggle and marched into town in separate latches for existence, fixed wage earners will with an officer in charge. Permission was (New The Courts) by 1. E the have a bitter awakening, and "ro haruied. The regiment is on its way structul to him, the turkey in the Tum) and the correlative passages from Scienc»thers was an immense mirters opposite to

given to them to hand, but they hid to do whole Western civilisation, may be into Taingtan from Haraburg and the tops danger of a lapse from which it maynurah red a couple of hundred. take centuries to recover."

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Da.m.--Excursion tr. Maeno,

Church.

MEMO. FOR MONDAY, 1a.m.-pering of the Courts of Justice

Gow, enor.

8.30 p.m.-Sailors' Institate Anomal

Meeting and Dinner.

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, January 16--

3.45 p.m-Sanitary Bird Meeting. WEDNESDAY, January 17 5

3 p.m.Auction f Ground Lots for

Boths & Matsheds for Races.

THURSDAY, January 18:

Crivinal Sessions begin, FRIDAY, January 19

Election of i official Members to Sani-

tary Board. 5.1pm-Pastor Russoll's Lecture in

City Hall.

SATURDAY, Janary 50:-

NEWS OF THE DAY.

New stamp duties have been introduced for New South Wales which are e bine to produce £400,000 per annum.

We have been asked to remim var

cash safe" of gentlemen's outfitting neds readers that Mesers Wm. Powell's anal commerces on May

11 am-Opening of Congress of Far Berern Association of Tropical-Medi

For pubic infremation it is notified in eine At City Hall, Address of Welcome the Guzelf that H. E. the Governer will formally open the new Courts of Justice on Monday at 11a.m.

by H., the trovernor. Garden Party at Government House. Eur ries Close for Annual Race Meeting TUESDAY, January 23:-

6 p.m.-Meetin Sentholders & Sub

Berbers to St. Andrew's Church

The China Mzil

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The pectiva crows in connection with the forthending regatta of the V.FL.C. are assiduously training every uning from 6.30 a.ms, un'il 8 o'clock.

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Last year the herring fisheries Est Anglia r.orded atches of $80,000,000 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Jaxuday 13, 19.2. herrings, producing a money return of considerably over two and a half millions, This is the record my far.

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DECREASING VALUE OF GOLD

It is notified in the Gazette tant New EVERYWHERE nowadays arises the Holon Surres Dirtic 1. Lat NGS ery of the increasing cost of living, organd for Chinese and shell from the 1th and 583, has been selected din burid in other words the decreasing value inst. be doomed an authori-ed cometery. of gold. Stwients of the times have long been aware that much of the

Giving, vilence in an abusive langage prevailing judustrial unrest is based case at Enfield, a fish porter said that upon the same economic euose as Wo are improving." he added; "wo HIS Billingsgate was not what it used to he produce the French revolution, getting theducated' with the times.". or to put it in another form, that

A lecture will begiran to the members

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that tan through the Theatre Royal on It was good to hear the childish Lerghter Thordy. The little ones thoroughly enjoyed themselves, whether in the audi-Then face to face." quinale was simply immense. Oh, tie dues or on the stage, while the Harla

clow as my sides are aching will

6. Announcing necessary notices, & Reading the Tenets of The Mother Charch.

* Collection.

8. Solo abide with me," Alra Ai B. Moulder.

Everything was conducire of a happ time bein spent and the lavish sod

one in the ballrom The staircase was

Though we ara well on into the now year Christmas storios ate not pot quite Culoris paper tho stry of a Christmas subject of the Lesson-Sermon and rendu an indication of the enjoyment that awaited tahoo. Hence my reproducing from.a D. "Announcing + Sacrament" nathu, beautiful decomtions at the entrance were tragedy at a chuumery in Cinnamon the Golden Text from Revelations 1.20. inmate of the bing low recived a live fentitled Responsive Reading alternately retirally arrange, and intermingled with Gardens. Early one evening, it seems, the

0. Reading the Scriptural selection adimal with flags of all nations most turkey as a Christmas box frou auo of the by the First Render and the congregation.my kuod electre bulls in designs which Colombo stores, and instructios weri duly given for eukin it on Christmas Day. Rible suice ions by the Socant Read and skil of the electrician. Halfwy up 11. Renting the Lasson-Sormos, the more particularly due to the sit

the cook was called in and carefully ins

house with a splendid supply of foul, and

----

and Holth with Eey to the Scriptures"

which was the motto of the Institution this was ultimately accomplished to overy. by Mary Baker Addy, by the First Render. Dancing tank place in St. George's Hal one's satisfaction. Death visited the fowl 12. Singing the Doxology, 4

and here again the decorations equalled pous during the night, however. A wild 13. Reading The scientibia statement there at the entrance. The floor was in cat had forestalled that Christmas banquet, of being" and the correlative Scripture excellent condition so that the danë'ng, to and all that was left of the turkey were according to Ist, John 3; 1 to 3 few bones and a quantity of gory feathers.

thesten ne of the music supplied. hy the 14. Bened ction."

band of the E.0.Y.L.I., under Dandmaster Bos, was all that i'd be desired.

·Suppor, was laid in St. Androw's Hall And was partake of during an interval.

"There were shot thirty gentlemen on' the respective cummittals and the follow ing were tho chairmon --Mr MoCubbin, chairman of general committee; Mr. R. M. Dyer, invitationa; Mr H. T Richardson, decorations; Mr R. Hunter, treasurer; Mr W. C. Jack, dancing; Mr G. P. Hamuan, bar; Mir D. Biaedonald, supper.

Ata theatrial performance organis & in Singapore by Chinese to raise funds to reliore distress in Amoy and the neigh bouring province, photographs of kiding Chinese regnlutionists were put up to auction. $500 en giv n for the photo- From the simo paper L. also gather that sarvices which are held on Sundays at All are cordially invited to attend the graph of San Tat-son, the was price for Tases and an American nerebant of 11.15 a.. and on Wednesdays at 5.45 p.m. photographs of Genaral Wong Hing and Calcutta have managed to strike the tides the Wednesday meetings testimoni General Li Yuen-heng: 8400 for Cng that sweeps on to fortune, by an intelligent are given as to the healing, aring and late provisional Governor of Canton. Siaga. Parser happened to be in Delhi before the Cheng-wei, and $300 for Wu Hao-mong,anticipation of events. It reans that the redemptive power of Christian Science, poro Chinese have evidently money to burn. completion of the water-works and other Arrangements for the late Durbar. When

I wiem to be abrerad with "ndian yaras this week.. Here is another, though the

CANTON NEWS.

Bir A Henderson and Mr W. C. Jack were the M...

Tandog was kept up until the early hours of this morning,

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE,

A.J. Hidley, chief affl er, of the ss. 10- Prees of India, charged Thomma Bulleston, Beaman of the same ship, hefuro' Canin-

himself from the ship without permission matter. Beckwith, B.N., at the Marine Court this morning, with absenting

and sentence of even day's imprison- went with hard labour was imposed.

Sumul McGegor, other seaman fro the me ship, was charged with a emilas offence and a like pensly, was imposed.

Annual Festival promises to be a THE PHILIPPINE CARNIVAL.

Enge Success.

· Allan M'Dougall, agd 18, a member the extensive plans for the charged with throwing a despatch im they were put muant to be temporary-

(From Our un Correspondent.) "f the Social Political Union, was recently water supply and electric lights, he knew

THE 'OLD QUESTION--MONEY,

Carrox, January 12, Mr Lloyd Ge rge, Chancellor of the Ex- the purchase of hand in Delf, and his Immediately he opened rogatiations for chequer, while he was holding a meeting of American friend hearing of his move who had been seat up to Fatsan to prevent A number of Luk Lung Cheung's troops women. The Chancellor, who appeared followed suit. Then enure the King toro bery nad looting there have been giring in court with a black ayu, gave esilence, Delhi and his pronouncoment regarding trouble lately. The cause is nok-exactly and at his request, the inagistrate reduced the change of Capitals, and much joy known but it is surmised that it was be the charge to one of common assault. The surged up in the hearts of two, farsueing cause wages were in arrears and there was accused was sentenced to "two months' speculatora. impris ument with hard lab ur.

no prospect of ang mogey appeäring othe scenu. These soldiers took the law into: their own hands and they were foraging Stone Age have just been discrivered at time, for the teller was Mr Georgs Ed-Latk Fuk, was sent up with a Company and Some large las reliefs dating from the man who told it was in England at the and pillaging in a quiet sort of way, if that is possible. One of the Commanders, called Lannel, in the French province of Dorwards, whose guniter of a century of he settled matters by recalling auster dogne. They are sculptured on the rock theatrical management hay just been cele- and bringing away prisoner the leader, who of a shallow grotto, and solely represent brated. He has a fund of bright and helpful shot on his arrival in Canton,This is animals. It is tight that the primiin, and sing them the following only one of many squalides that one deer ducing the hunt figure in art by n tabu tour round the world, and she was couns sculptors probally refrained from intra "Ther a one lady I wanted to go on

not hear vf. till after it is all ended and it is aim to the prevent Mahometan tabu onary to the cost Iodered her £100n week,

all over the no question-z0Z 3. A Auch representation. The animila shown the same terms as Nellis Farren had. She be taken a ronur only far, that en rumour has been going isund, and it is to in the reliefs are seindeer, oxon, barns, wate) £200. Isolated out, na fortitutiuntus has been issued to the Author and a huge horse of prehistoric dimen ions. inducement, that the Indian Rajalis, and ties by a large number of the troops here Jaus, and Nabuls were in the habit of who have not been paid regularly and SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

prosenting Stars with ropes of pearls and whore wagos are somewhat in arrors The rubies and ditionis. I prerailed on bur The nause of Mr A. E. Keen, of B

think it over. Nost muruing I received down the Governor's Famon and offline within remor states that they threaten to hira Watson and Company, wheen added to the following letter:-"Dear Me Elwardo,

Hongkong.

Rajah's prenents,""

troops is not settled. As a rumour this There are many different features which Fis of Titila consequence but begro Mr O. Dick Bolbourne, the thing. We are continusily reinforcing the only 3 instel of 88 and there is no sign gaily cut med men and women riding saga lo ke up this grest carnival. There Joseph Byrne, of Dublin, wine wants to know, and nobody knus aug. Last month some of the tops received day, beutifully dear.tid. Barís, with.... What is goin on in China? Everyone of the times it is significant will. Le mifia nt pageants almost every Magistrney this morning, as a police Statuen garrison from the Hongkong of them gutting any more at present and wiking with theui; there are auto-

trumps, while nows filters in that Cantan is shipping all its rowdy if raff northward Naturally this uses die atisfaction and in plane fights, battles of confatti and flower Powell has been appointed colonel of the smile, takes beautifully worded ontin, arident, by booting. There is nu sign of games, exhibits of the different producte

Lieu: -General Sir R. S. 5. Baden while Dr Sun Yat-sen wears a perennial will pay themselves, if there ne other way Hippodrome: there are side shows, athletic to take part in a watch on Peking. Mean many instances soldiers decide that theyggen balls in the vast Carniva 13th Hussure, vice General Sir B. Cissus lung and finely phrased manifestoes Russell, deceased,

the various provinces of the islands, a home to the world na large, and gives out any trouble in the City 10-day bothers show, a dug show-these and interviews, to all and sandry journalists are more soldiers than usual shout, nad and one other interesting amusin, and 4 bundrod who call upon him. Tenders are being invited by the Public

they seem to expect somethig Money, matrace events nisko un programine representative of the Mathewin-Tang of a three-foot path from Pinewood Bat beginning to growl at the long delay in fix merclinats are willing to stand by the attending,

Mr James F. Younge, the advance Works Department for the e nstruction

But wo don't get any forrardar all the settle the present questions the fhe world. Several Hongkong poop's however, is almost purs, to be forthcoming for the eight tags if the Carnival that would be hard to equal in any other action theatrical company, advises as that the try to Pokfulam Road.

Aine and the mercantile community are excellent. He would like us to rug.est to booking for the last three days bas boca

Ing up some stable scheme of government. Government to any reasonable extent, or rendure that they should one put a King, Inte of the East Angle Daily pre-ant provisional regime gets its way and not suffer as it would be bound to in the A home paper says. A. J.. R. once yn hayo tured his May Year the the soldiers and that their busine-e doen Perhaps matters will move mere briskly provided that they are not mulated by curing their seats, for if they do all the Times staff, and son of Mr. Willisni, greinir top dog.

hita New Year we shall eo if best seat will be gone.

The 6th annual Carnival is to be held in and it promises tbe even more successfu Manik from February 3 toebruary 10, "

whereas wages have advanced 8 perofthe United Service Institution of Hoag./the rezister of chemists ad druggista in fif you accept my terms yes can have the fire days if the mintter of alry for the than its forerunners, d

cent during the last decade, the cost kong on Thursday, at 5.30 p.m.. in the

of living has increased by 12 per cent., and the apparently hopeless attempt to bridge the gap between the two

New and Dainty margins is again driving men tudespair.

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the well-known Ipswich journalist, ailed

oo. Saturday in thn P. and O... Nile for

Wm. Powell, Id.quite possible that the distortion of Moni medals for the Derbit are stanchod, as practical proof of the fealings of his firmier pots in the ordinary shairs of life. Ind

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Mr M. DE P.WERB, Chairman of the the Sailors' Instituta will be held, in the The Andual Mouting and Dinuer f Karachi Chamber of Commerce, deals Institute at half past six on Monday even with the subject in a very interestinging The Chair will be taken by the article contributed to the Decembe shop of Victoris and the Rt Rev. W. Nineteenth Century nad After. He

Banister will be the speaker. points ont, to Legin with, that, "one pound sterling hus during the last fifteen years lost mere than a quarter of its purchasing power." This is a startling statement, but Mr WEBB

· proves his contention by the nid of seyoral tables of statistics rawn from many sources After studying the situation enrefully he holds that there Under-Secretary of State for Indis rather Mall. Mr. King took with him the good huis. Up at the Pak to the momster

Mr. W. Peel, M.P.. i to Ak the Hongkong, to join the staff of The Ching the last ten days and beercosts have come held in the Club Theatre on Tuesday night.

16 has been pretty nippy in Hegkong

A very successful Cinderella dance was are good reasons for believing that his attention has been drawn to the fact wishes of his many friends, and a handhu shown some fairly low reading, but

inte almost general two even in daylight this slirinkage will contince. It is that the ribbon to which the commentors dine kit-bag, with other presents, gave steadily refuse to believe that a worthy gentlewan, whose veracity is beyond dis our monetary measure now in progress wa made in Ge many, and whether it is

well as the machine for cutting the ribbon colleagues towards him,

disturb a blm of ice the other is but the beginning of a movcuentsible to utain these articles within the

morning ere he could plungo into the that may conceivably prove more re

four a anora of the British Empire

Speaking at the bradquarters of the 1st inatutinal-bath. VICTORIA THEATREvolutionary than anything that, the

Surrey Rides, in Camberwell, the Bishop like the industrial outfork in of Kingston-Thames (Dr Cecil Book) England little bit. The ancient raske

I don't It is striking to note to what a larg that he and applied for the appoint had it that those whom the gods wished most extreme Socialists have yet in extent the United Status ara dependentment of honorary chaplain, and the Warta de and capital suing road at ze *gined. Indeed, if the movement be of all the imported paper and pulp comes But Dr Hook, who is a youth of 07, magnificent Empire which our forelathers on Cannda for paper. Fifteen center ld returned the reply Toonid.

labour rapid and continued in a marked from Can ta. Two million pounds whentirely disgreen, as he "does not in the have bequeathed to us? EVE preliminary to the destruction of the 9.15 p... ks 11.13 8.a. tegree, many forms of accumulated of the two articles lins bon exported by lent feel Jd. Te the War ffice view That the mon havo à certains mount

wealth must of necessity disappear, months alone, the grinter portion being the corect one Lord Halshury led the right in their side I freely admit, but and in a way more complete than manufactursi piper. Canadian-made paper" Diehards" at 86, Lord Strathcon is entely common setise should tell them that could be effected by the nuust drastic at the present time fetches the high price High Commisipos for Canada at 91. there are curtain loits which cannot be hampagnes, Clarets, Ports, Whiskies, Bran lies, Gins, of class legislation."

of 848 10 842 por tan, and it is stated thab Lord Lister is just short of it, fed pletely paralyzing the United Kingdom

averidden, and to talk na

they do of egin- Mr Wenu seeks to find a reason for months in advance.

the Canadian mille have and their output Murley is in his seventy-th year, while unless their demands are granted is surely

Ales Stout, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc, etc. for the shrinkage in the value of gold

abg the world's greatest men in harders, going beyond all resson. Such an altitudo and fade it partly in the adoption by

and to put it vulgarly going sing" sunde homestic and altor all its only re the Emperor of Austin, R1 Lord the practical tunt really succeeds in these Heyla gh. 70; Thomas Alva Edison, adult, thash tile position is

truggle BATTLING KELSON & AD. WOLGAST standard as the sole unit of value, and you meer heard of a call resulting in Burann, 74, he Lord Mayor of Londin, handling if disaster is not to results

all the grent trading nations of the gold always results from a cold, but. French sculptor, T and J.Pierpont vory critical and it will require mach adroit order will convince your

YOU are probably aware that pneumonia Admiral Toro, Boding the famis also in the vast output of gold which passin when Chamberlain's Cou& De zonby, is an octogenarianic The War Why is nowaraper, like an army Special Discounts given to Clubs, Hotels, Messes, Ball, or recent years has seen In fact it looks Rhen this remedy way he hid for Ofice labe! must also apply to dine. Sam Beruse they both have leaders, cofimize as if the deluge of gold which is now trifle 1 For le by all Chumists and Bérehardt, Mrs Pankhurat, and Mis and review

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